Legislators protect themselves

[NewsWhore]

A bill aimed at penalizing legislators for irregular use of government funds and influence peddling has been rejected by the legislators themselves. The Constitutional Revisory Assembly also rejected a new article aimed at penalizing legislators for not attending sessions or for failing to take possession of their legislative seat in the established period. They did approve Article 73 that establishes complete impunity for opinions expressed by legislators during the sessions, and Article 74 that establishes that no legislator can be arrested during the legislature, without the authorization of the chamber to which s/he belongs, unless the person is arrested in the act of committing a crime.

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